Duterte rejects calls to suspend TRAIN law

The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports: “President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday rejected calls to suspend the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) amid inflation and the rising prices of fuel products.: ‘We cannot and should not. We need this for sustainable growth,’ Duterte said in his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. ‘We cannot deliver our promises without an equitable tax system,’ he added. The President said the tax reform law has been helping poor families and senior citizens cope with rising prices. He even urged Congress to pass second TRAIN package.”